public Task<TaskItemInfo> GetTaskItemInfoAsync( 
   string taskFile
)

{
  // TODO - substitute your own .esriTasks file
  string taskFile = @"c:\Tasks\Get Started.esriTasks";

  string message = await QueuedTask.Run(async () =>
  {
    string msg = "";
    try
    {
      // retrieve the task item information
      //At 2.x -
      //TaskItemInfo taskItemInfo = await TaskAssistantModule.GetTaskItemInfoAsync(taskFile);
      TaskItemInfo taskItemInfo = await TaskAssistantFactory.Instance.GetTaskItemInfoAsync(taskFile);

      msg = "Name : " + taskItemInfo.Name;
      msg += "\r\n" + "Description : " + taskItemInfo.Description;
      msg += "\r\n" + "Guid : " + taskItemInfo.Guid.ToString("B");
      msg += "\r\n" + "Task Count : " + taskItemInfo.GetTasks().Count();

    }
    catch (OpenTaskException e)
    {
      // exception thrown if task file doesn't exist or has incorrect format
      msg = e.Message;
    }
    catch (TaskFileVersionException e)
    {
      // exception thrown if task file does not support returning task information
      msg = e.Message;
    }
    return msg;
  });
  ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show(message, "Task Information");
}

{
  // TODO - substitute your own .esriTasks file to be opened
  string taskFile = @"c:\Tasks\Get Started.esriTasks";

  await QueuedTask.Run(async () =>
  {
    try
    {
      // retrieve the task item information
      //At 2.x -
      //TaskItemInfo taskItemInfo = await TaskAssistantModule.GetTaskItemInfoAsync(taskFile);
      var taskItemInfo = await TaskAssistantFactory.Instance.GetTaskItemInfoAsync(taskFile);

      // find the first task
      TaskInfo taskInfo = taskItemInfo.GetTasks().FirstOrDefault();

      Guid guid = Guid.Empty;
      if (taskInfo != null)
      {
        // if a task exists, open it
        //At 2.x -
        //guid = await TaskAssistantModule.OpenTaskAsync(taskFile, taskInfo.Guid);
        guid = await TaskAssistantFactory.Instance.OpenTaskFileAsync(taskFile, taskInfo.Guid);
      }
      else
      {
        // else just open the task item
        //At 2.x -
        //guid = await TaskAssistantModule.OpenTaskAsync(taskFile);
        guid = await TaskAssistantFactory.Instance.OpenTaskFileAsync(taskFile);
      }

      // TODO - retain the guid returned for use with CloseTaskItemAsync 
    }
    catch (OpenTaskException e)
    {
      // exception thrown if task file doesn't exist or has incorrect format
      ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
    }
    catch (TaskFileVersionException e)
    {
      // exception thrown if task file does not support returning task information
      ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
    }

  });
}